MONDAY, 11 AUGUST 2025 MONEY MONDAY POVERTY UNDER PERSECUTION IS NOT A CURSE BUT A BLESSING You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions - Hebrews 10:34 A time is coming when the global Church will be persecuted. The Lord Jesus Christ has already warned us about this. Matthew 24:9 says, ‘Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.’ We have not seen a scenario where Christians the world over are hated by all nations. That means this day is still to come. The whole world is going to turn against the Church. Please don’t be deceived by the so-called Christian nation fallacy. As it stands right now, very few people on planet earth are truly Christians in the biblical understanding of the term. That’s why when the moment arrives, they will choose to deny the Lord Jesus Christ and turn against His Church while they’re at it. This day is coming. Persecution often leads to poverty. Inasmuch as God will meet all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus, the Church will experience economic sanctions that will lead to loss of income, unemployment, and asset forfeiture. In the early Church, they had their property confiscated. We’ve seen churches bombed or even burned down in our own generation. We’ve heard reports of Christian homes and farms also being bombed or burned down. Hebrews 11:38 says, ‘...the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.’ When your property has been confiscated, you’re left destitute and homeless. That’s why the ancients found themselves wandering in deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the ground. That day is coming again. But we don’t despair, we rejoice, for we know that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming very soon. Philippians 4:11-13 says, ‘I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.’ The apostle Paul knew what it was like to walk in financial prosperity, but he also experienced lack and poverty. As a result, he could do all things through Christ who gave him strength. That’s how we have to be. God doesn’t just prosper us financially, but He will also allow us to go through persecution and experience lack. That’s why we shouldn’t become attached to our material possessions. When they’re confiscated under persecution, we should rejoice because we know we have better and lasting possessions in the world to come. Glory to God! CONFESSION I have learned to be content in whatever situation I find myself in, be it prosperity or poverty, because of persecution. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Glory to God! https://www.facebook.com/100068613729631/posts/pfbid07n7ZJS6wWuL4DdEQSccbJhShtBQDeyoNQD8T73x82AgR5reRDkfy2wCTkMxNmS4gl/